The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said the checks are not connected to the ongoing FBI investigation involving Reams and his top deputy.

Officials said there was no wrongdoing, and the checks were just sitting around for months waiting to be deposited. It was the first new revelation about the operations of Reams’ office since it came under scrutiny last week.

Rockingham County commissioners met in Brentwood on Tuesday for the first time since learning of Reams’ suspension.

“The attorney general and the U.S. attorney knocked on the door of the commissioners’ meeting for something that we had no idea (about). We were all very concerned,” County Commissioner Tom Tombarello said.

Tombarello said while the state and FBI handle the investigation into the management of Reams’ office, the top priority is making sure the office runs smoothly.

“Our biggest goal is that we want to keep that office running, keep all the cases going,” Tombarello said.

Senior Assistant Attorney General James Boffetti is serving as the interim county attorney. He provided an update to commissioners Tuesday evening.

“There are very experienced people in that office and we’re all buckling down, making sure that justice is being done,” Boffetti said.

Reams’ private office remains under lock and key. Assistant County Attorney Tom Reid is also on paid leave as a result of the investigation.

Neither the state nor the FBI is saying what exactly they are investigating.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Boffetti told commissioners about an administrative change he’d like to make. He said the office has uncashed checks dating back to the summer totaling $68,000. The money came from towns that contract with the county attorney for prosecution services.

“There’s no reason to have a check that sits in a drawer and is not sent over to the county as soon as it possibly can be,” Boffetti said.

Boffetti said there’s no impropriety involved, but letting that much money hang around isn’t a good business practice.

“I can tell you that it won’t continue the way that is was,” Tombarello said.

Boffetti also said he’d like to find a way to have the money deposited directly with the county treasurer.

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